Open-air Laboratory
China (hong kong)
Operandum open-air laboratories (oals) cover a wide range of hazards, with different levels of climate projections, land use, socio-economic characterization, existing monitoring activities and nbs acceptance.
The Hong Kong New territories (946 km2), a region between two major urban areas of Hong Kong and Shenzhen
The objective of the OAL Hong Kong is to investigate the mechanisms and mitigation of heatwaves in rural and urban Hong Kong, and to develop a tree model which can be coupled into urban canopy model. Hong Kong is a coastal city located at the southern tip of mainland China, in the center of the countries along the western Pacific coast. The territory consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.
Motivation for choice according to hazard exposure and asset value
Flooding, storm surge, extreme precipitation and heatwaves Extreme future heatwaves around densely populated agricultural regions Representative example of rural regions in South China and South East Asia Presence of high biodiversity value (birds and butterflies species) Key research base for heat mitigation with long time data and a comprehensive record of the vegetation/tree dataPossible nature-based and hybrid solutions
Restoring the evapotranspirant role of the unique fung shui woods Increase heat sinks by expanding the existing fung-shui woods for rural villages Increase afforestation by planting new native trees to promote evapotranspiration Valorize reservoirs and country parks Developing design guidelines of green solutions for local rural Hong Kong and possibly elsewhereTo learn more about OAL Hong Kong please visit the interactive page with detailed information regarding the hazards they face and how NBS is providing solutions.
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Hazards
Across the world, we are facing challenges like disaster risk everyday. Some of us are living in areas where disasters are very likely. Which challenges are you facing in your area? Flood, landslides, coastal erosion, drought, something else?
Flooding
The fear of flooding is a major perceived risk. Floods affect many areas, such as agriculture, infrastructure, local businesses as well as the tourism sector. To deal with the risk of flooding, OPERANDUM has implemented multiple Nature-based Solutions.
Coastal Erosion & Storm Surge
Coastal erosion is the loss of land along the shoreline due to the natural removal of sediments or bedrock from the shoreline. It is often associated with extreme weather events such as coastal storms, storm surge and flooding.
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